CTSH

Cognizant
IT Consulting & Other Services · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$60.93
+5.5% on the session
1-year return
-11.1%
-7.6% over six months
Volatility
40.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-54.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Cognizant is a it consulting & other services name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned -11.1%, against +20.5% over three months and +40.5% over one. It sits 2.5% below its 200-day average, close enough that the trend is genuinely undecided. Annualized volatility of 40.0% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -54.8%, and it has traded a median $467M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.06 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#47 of 72
Stronger than 35% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#417 of 500

How CTSH scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in IT Consulting & Other Services.

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Full metrics
1 day+5.5%
1 week+5.3%
1 month+40.5%
3 months+20.5%
6 months-7.6%
1 year-11.1%
12-1 momentum-36.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)40.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-54.8%
Distance vs 200-day average-2.5%
Return per unit of risk-0.28
Median daily dollar volume$467M
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